Urban Camo

Written By Ray Hennessy
 

Photographer: Mark Noll

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There is a forest preserve near my house in Chicago with several graffiti-covered walls beneath an abandoned railroad bridge. Every once in a while during spring migration, birds like this male Blackburnian Warbler will start to forage along this wall after discovering that it hosts a large number of insects. Having a zoom lens was essential for capturing this image, allowing me to quickly adapt to the changing colors and patterns entering and exiting the frame as the bird moved along different parts of the wall.

1/1600 • f/6 • ISO 450 • Nikon Z8 • 430mm • Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR

 
Ray Hennessy

Starting in 2007 my fascination with nature photography began.  In the years since, wildlife photography with a focus on birds has gone from a very passionate hobby of mine to become my career. I spend much of my free time in natural areas searching for birds and any other wildlife that comes along. I concentrate on using creative natural lighting and interesting compositions to capture unique images of common and rare wildlife. My favorite style is a more scenic photo that includes some of the habitat wildlife lives in. I also enjoy passing along the knowledge and experience that I have gathered over the years to other photographers who are eager to learn.

www.rayhennessy.com
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